Weekly Workouts Recap

This week was one rough week of workouts…both physically and mentally. Monday started off with Murph and then Friday we did Fran. If you are familiar with CrossFit, you know those are two workouts that are pretty rough. And they are at the opposite ends of the spectrum…one is a longer steady pace WOD, while the other is a short (as fast as you can go) sprint.

Even though I PR’d on both of them, I still felt a little disappointed with my performance, specifically with my performance on Fran. A lot of the time we have high hopes for ourselves and sometimes were don’t reach them and feel really let down. Even though I beat my time, I wanted to do better. My butterfly pull-ups weren’t flowing like I wanted to, so I had to do more sets than I wanted and even do some kipping pull-ups. I just felt off.

But we need to put things into perspective. Not every workout is going to be our best or go exactly how we want it. My body was pretty tired from the workouts I had already done in the week. I had spent the day meal prepping. It was Friday evening. All of these had a part in my performance. I am not trying to make excuses for myself, but I need to remember not every day is going to be my best day or a PR day.

I train hard week after week. I eat according to my training to perform my best. Some days are going be better than others and I need to remember that. I should be grateful that I am able to workout at such an intensity. That I can make it to the gym 5-6 times a week. That my body is capable of doing CrossFit workouts. It’s easy to get caught up in the daily grind of things, but we need to remember the big picture of why. Working out brings me happiness and keeps me sane. Yes PR’s are nice week after week, but I’ve been CrossFit for 5 years and sometimes a PR isn’t going to happen.

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This is a great attitude Kelly. That’s incredible that you’ve kept at Cross Fit for 5 years, and I definitely can resonate with those feelings especially when it comes to my love for running. I’m not always going to get PRs, but I do it because I love it. 🙂

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